balrog

Definitions

A fiery demonic creature.

Equivalents

Examples

“The Balrog made no answer⟳. The fire in it seemed to die⟳, but the darkness grew. It stepped forward⟳ slowly on to the bridge, and suddenly it drew itself up to a great height, and its wings were spread⟳ from wall to wall […]”

“What was released was a demon, a balrog of pure sexual energy which had been denied for too long.”

“[…] is just a big goofy Balrog as far as I'm concerned, he might make⟳ a "Green Dot" poster scared; the big dweeb.”

“[And now, a warp-drive round of Confirm⟳ or Deny⟳.][...] Gandalf the Grey was cooler than Gandalf the White. Hmm, that’s a tough one. I think⟳ in some ways he was cooler, but he kind of needed to defeat⟳ the Balrog in order⟳ to become⟳ a better wizard, I guess⟳, and play⟳ a bigger role in defeating Sauron. But he was definitely more chill as Gandalf the Grey and had a better sense⟳ of humor.”

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